Ice-chest construction



E.L.CONDON.

ICE CHEST CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, I920- v PatntedApr. 25,1922."

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ERNEST CONDGN,-OF MEDWAY, MASSACHUSETTS, A SSIGNOR TO UNITED SODAEQUNTAIN COMPANY, 0T5 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORFORATION 0E MASSA-CHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Eatent. Patented A ia. 1922.

Application filed January 5, 1920. Serial No. 349,893.

To all w/wmit may cocceriz:

Be it known that I, Emu-yr l1. @orzuou, a citizen of the'United States,and resident of llled'way, in the county of Norfolk and State ofbilassecbusetts, have invented new and. useful Improvements inlcc-(lliest Construotions, of which the following is a Specification.

This invention relates to ice box construction and particularly to theconstruction of ice boxes or chests formingpart of a soda. fountaininstallation.

According to thc most modern and approved practice insods fountainconstruc tion, the sodaf'ountain installation comprises a servingcounter or shelf at the rear {considered from the point of View of thedispenser), a rowoi' sirup pumps, sods faucets etc, in front or thecounter, and in front of the sir-up pumps, faucets, etc, an ice box orchest, which. stands about the heightof an ordinary table and extendsalong the front of the installation. This ice chest is usually providedwith. openings in its'top protected by suitable covers, for insertingand removing-ra ns of ice cream, and for servingthe ice cream, alsocompartmentsfor various articles to be chilled, and also chambersandcompartments for holding broken ice. For the best; results the wells ofthe ice chest must contain heatinsulation, must be tightly sealed toprevent moisture from penetrating to the iuterior'of the insulatingwalls and injuring the insulation and other material, and must; be madestrong arid-resistant ,to the rough usage to which such chests aresubjeeted hereinafter more fully indicated.

The principal object of the present invention is to improve theconstruction of such ice boxes to attain these ends.

The accompanying drawing, which illustrates :1 preferred embodiment ofthe invena rich, shows a vertical cross-section of the upper frontlongitudinal corner of an ice box showing the details of the invention,

The front or outer facing c-of the ice chestvsll usually extends upwardfrom the floor to the top of the chest, and preferably consists of aslab of marble or simllar matei other .rnctzil script and between outerfacing a and the ing a and covering the whole space occupied by theinsulation. The slab (Z is secured in position by means of brackets e,of which there may be as manyas accessory, depend ing on the size of thestructure, fastening to the slabs a and a by screws f and g.

The top of the wall structure is covered and bound with sheet metal,preferably nickel silver ii bent down-over the edge of the facing a asshown at 2', and secured by screws extending into plugs ii of wood,lead, or other suitable material, set into bores in the slab a, The rearedge of the cover sheet is also bent down to form the depending flangem.

The joint betweenv the flange and the lining Z must satisfy a. number ofexactiiig conditions. It must. be moisture proof to prevent, water frommelting ice and other sources from getting into the interior of the isnot practicable because there is nothing" to hold the solder until ithardens. It must be very strong to resist strains on the lining due tothe Weight of ice and the practice of dispensers to chop and pound theice within the box. To these ends the upper margin of the lining is bentdownwardly upon itself as shown at n, and thence upwardly as shown at o,the parts it and 0 forming a channel, open at the top, into which theedge of flange m fits. The part as is soldered to the body of the lining5 before the lining is put in place, and the flange m is soldered withinthe channel between hand 0 while. the box is standing in normal.position. The upwardly facing channel member enables the lattersolderiug operation to be successfully performed still soft. Thus atight, strong joint is provided, and one which can be sealed while thechest is standing in normal position.

The upper edge of facing a is beveled or inclined rearwardly as shown atp, and the cover sheet h is correspondingly bent, to prevent Water orother mcisw 'c which may ac cumuiatc on tap Ofililfi box, fromcirijppiiig down the front of the facing.

M is dcsii'aibic that the top sicb c5 be made of slate or other stone,i'afcbci' than Wood or iron, because in use it. has to withciami heavyshocks and blows from containers,

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1., Wail construction for an ice chest com prising a imxii facing, asheet mcml inning terminating in a horizcniai cdgc bcicw the ,Eflanc ofthe top of the frontiacing, a pack mg of bcwb insulating maicriaibetween the' than icr ccigc of the linin 2. i g

all construction for gm ice chest comprismgra front facin a sheet mcmiimmg .teimmating in a su siamiiiiiyiiorizonmi edge bclow tbc pianc oftile top cf the from facing, a packing of iicaic insulating materialbetween the front facmg and the lining, a

slab of stone 2% the top of ibc wail over the.

space occupied by ihe'insuizaiing material, brackets fastened to thefrom facing and i0 the slab for supporting the latter in position,

and a cover 03? shack mctz l the front margin of which is bent (19W?!ovcribe from facing and the .rear margin of which is bent down I andscaled to the upper edge of the lining.

8. Wcii'ccnstruciicii f S-i" ice ci'icci; comprisin r front 'facing asiicci wciai fining" pi iwici ed with an upwm'iiiy facing cimmici, apacking 0% beat infiiiiiiiiilg'RA&iI-Oiiii between the from facing emciihe iiiiing, sicb iii) tbc top of the wail wear the spccc occupici'i byi' bc'insuiating material, the upper surface of said slab beingsubsizmticliy iiOiiZi'ii'iiiiii, :mci a cover 0i shcci mctai restingupon iiic' Hyper surface cf said siab, ibc from margin in said coverbeing; 12cm dawn we? the *fmilt facing and the rear z'zian'giii thereofbe ing bent down cmisciiiercii in iiic iipwcrdiy facing; chimnci on thelining.

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5. An ice chest ccmprisizig a side wcii having a metallic lining nicmbcigtiim icicii adjacent iis uppci edge with 9 1 aiciiy cpcning channel, amcmiiic cc outer surface cf said wail, said cc provided withakiuwmviu'diy iiii'cciici having its lower ccigc scaitcd iii maid ci i,and a fusiblc "matcriai Wiiliiil'i said channel and connccti ig Biiiiiangc and mcmber.

Signed by mm a; Boston, iviasscciiiisciic, Mi this 30 day of Dcccmbci'i91 ERNEST-L. CUNDQN,

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